Milk Shakes

It took several experiments such as the one illustrated below before I arrived at a suitable combination of ingredients. This recipe makes 9 fl oz — enough for two 4 1/2 oz shakes. I start my day with one of these.

Ingredients

(measurements by weight)
4 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread
2 oz heavy cream
3 oz unsweetened almond milk (Blue Diamond Almond Breeze)

LorAnn Flavorings
2 pinches stevia
4 drops Cookies & Cream or Strawberry

Cinnabon Shake
1/2 tsp stevia
1/2 tsp Vietnamese Cinnamon

Chocolate Shake
1/2 tbsp stevia
1/2 tbsp NuNaturals Chocolate Syrup

The best price I've found for Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread is at CostCo where they sell it in 48 oz tubs. Be sure to buy Philadelphia Cream Cheese and that it says Spread on the tub.

See Resources for more information on stevia.

Instructions

Mix the above ingredients with a stick blender, pour into two small glasses, and refrigerate for 12 hours before consuming. Keeps well for several days.

Macros

The following summarizes the carbohydrate and fat content of a 4 1/2 fl oz milk shake (half recipe) in grams.

Ingredient sfa pufa mufa tfa Carbs Protein

cream cheese spread 10 1 5 16 2 4

heavy cream 6 0 3 9 0 0

almond milk 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 16 1 8 25 2 4

sfa (saturated fat), mufa (monounsaturated fat), pufa (polyunsaturated fat), tfa (total fat)

Ingredient	sfa	pufa	mufa	tfa	Carbs	Protein
cream cheese spread	10	1	5	16	2	4
heavy cream	6	0	3	9	0	0
almond milk	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	16	1	8	25	2	4

Comparison

Let's compare a real Cinnabon with a 9oz Cinnabon shake.

Ingredient Weight tfa Carbs Protein

Real Cinnabon 268 37 127 13

Cinnabon Shake 255 50 4 8